3.5% ▼ -69.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orchard Hills · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Orchard Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Orchard Hills, where 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The area has seen a major shift in its workforce since 2011, with unemployment falling sharply to just 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 24 points since 2011 to reach 63.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While unemployment has fallen to 3.5%, full-time employment dipped slightly to 57.3%.
63.9% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 18.3% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.9%, and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.7%. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 18.8% and managers at 17.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Orchard Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122104/orchard-hills/topic/employment